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Democrats’ Split Over Israel Takes Center Stage in Tense Primary Debate
A rancorous clash between Representative Jamaal Bowman and his Democratic opponent, George Latimer, exposed sharp divisions in their party.
By Nicholas Fandos
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Black Man Charged With Threatening to Kill White People in Mass Shooting
Joshua Cobb wrote in a message posted on a social media site that he wanted to “cause mayhem on the white community,” federal prosecutors said.
By Ed Shanahan
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1. Cohen Testimony Begins Crux of Case Against Trump: 5 Takeaways
  In hotly anticipated testimony, Donald J. Trump’s former fixer discussed how he buried stories his boss didn’t want anyone to read.
  By Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek
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2. No Jurors Seated on First Day of Menendez Corruption Trial
  Senator Robert Menendez is charged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors at home and abroad.
  By Tracey Tully and Maia Coleman
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Steve Buscemi Is Punched in Random Manhattan Attack
The actor, who starred in “Boardwalk Empire,” was assaulted by a stranger on Wednesday morning. He was treated at Bellevue Hospital.
By Maia Coleman
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Cohen describes his efforts to protect Trump’s campaign. Here’s the latest.
Prosecutors will formally introduce the jury to Donald J. Trump’s former fixer, the witness who has loomed over Mr. Trump’s criminal trial.
By Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess
A $10,000 Investment in Some Children’s Futures
Harlem Children’s Zone, which runs charter schools, is raising money to give a financial head start to its students, if they meet certain conditions.
By James Barron
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Michael Cohen, Key to Trump Case, Tells Jurors of Seedy Hush-Money Plot
Donald J. Trump’s former bulldog told jurors about his work: threatening enemies, cleaning up problems and burying embarrassing stories.
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman
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In Rome, Adams Sees a Model for Helping Migrants Assimilate
The mayor praised the work of a migrant welcome center, which he visited at the end of a three-day trip, during which he also met with Pope Francis.
By Jeffery C. Mays
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Cohen Testifies That Trump Directed Hush-Money Payment
Michael D. Cohen, the do-anything fixer who once boasted of burying Donald J. Trump’s secrets and spreading his lies, took the stand at the former president’s criminal trial in Manhattan on Monday and exposed those machinations to the jury and the world. Jonah Bromwich, a criminal justice reporter at The New York Times, gives his takeaways.
By Jonah E. Bromwich, Rebecca Suner and Gabriel Blanco
Transcript of Trump Manhattan Trial, May 10, 2024
New York State’s court system is releasing transcripts from each day of the Manhattan criminal trial against former President Donald J. Trump.
At Westminster, the Dogs Are in Charge
A look at the action in Queens as the annual dog show takes over the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
By Callie Holtermann
Worry About Female Voters Drove Trump’s Hush-Money Decisions, Cohen Says
“Guys may think it’s cool, but this is going to be a disaster for the campaign,” Donald J. Trump said upon learning Stormy Daniels planned to go public, according to testimony.
By Michael Wilson
George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
A stage adaptation of the film is planned for next spring, with Clooney playing the journalist Edward R. Murrow.
By Michael Paulson
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Will Congestion Pricing Change the City?
Now more than ever, the city is being forced to rethink how its thoroughfares are being used.
By Gabriel Blanco, Karen Hanley, Ruru Kuo and Dodai Stewart
The Battle for The Streets of New York
Now more than ever, the city is being forced to rethink how its thoroughfares are used.
By Dodai Stewart
David Pecker Mastered ‘Catch-and-Kill’ Tabloid Deals
Mr. Pecker helped broker hush-money payments with the porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal. Both said they had sex with Donald J. Trump.
By Michael Rothfeld
J.D. Vance, in the Mix to Be Trump’s Running Mate, Denounces Witness
Mr. Vance’s appearance in court could signal a new frontier in the auditions to become Donald J. Trump’s running mate. He and other Trump allies went after Michael D. Cohen.
By Michael C. Bender, Nate Schweber and Michael Wilson
Michael Cohen Tells of Being Trump’s Lawyer, Fixer and ‘Designated Thug’
Mr. Cohen had the amorphous title of executive vice president of the Trump Organization and “special counsel” to Donald J. Trump.
By Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ben Protess